Bye Bye (TV series)

"Bye Bye" was a Quebec sketch comedy television program from Radio-Canada . It ran for thirty years, from 1968 to 1998. Its full name changed as years passed (for example, "Bye Bye 95"). The show was shown once a year, beginning at 11 PM, on New Year's Eve.

"Bye Bye" parodied the political, artistic and sporting events of the year, followed by a countdown to midnight and the New Year.

The show originally ran for one hour, but was extended to one hour and a half with "Bye Bye 90".

In 2006 and 2007, the comedy troupe Rock et belles oreilles (RBO) performed their own version of "Bye Bye".

A major yearly running gag of the show was constant cast member Dominique Michel stating that this was her very last appearance in "Bye Bye", which was never the case.

One of the most memorable sketches was broadcast in "Bye Bye 70", with Olivier Guimond portraying a drunk soldier in Westmount, with social commentary on that year's October Crisis.

External links

* [http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/bye_bye/ Le Bye Bye de RBO at the Radio-Canada Web site]
* [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070906/CPARTS/70905193/-1/CPARTS RBO dit oui au Bye Bye 2007 (from Le Soleil, RBO says yes to Bye Bye 2007)]

See also

* List of Quebec television series
* Television of Quebec
* Culture of Quebec